Programme summary for Pg.Cert / Pg.Dip / MSc Coaching Psychology
Postgraduate Programmes | Short Courses and Consultancy | Executive Coaching and Supervision | Coaching Psychology Team and Research
Do you want to develop your understanding of coaching, its theory and practice and gain a formal post-graduate qualifi cation in coaching.
The programmes offer:
- A strong practically approach
- An opportunity to develop your skills and professional practice
- A route to enhance your employment opportunities.
The School of Psychology’s Coaching Psychology Unit has developed three innovative post graduate programmes for those seeking to develop their skills in coaching.
About the programme
These two programmes provide a professional training for people wishing to work in organisational, educational and health settings in order to develop and coach their staff, students, patients and clients. They also aim to provide opportunities for practising coaches to update their understanding of theory, research and wider psychological knowledge to complement their practical skills, and thus gain a competitive advantage in the market. The programme you take is determined by the type of first degree you hold.
Programme structure
The MSc and PG Dip are structured over two years Part Time (or one year Full Time) with teaching concentrated at weekends. The PG Cert can be completed Part Time over one year or Full time
The post-graduate certificate programme offers five modules, from which one core and one option should be completed. The modules are:
- GCM251: Evidenced based coaching theory & practice & (CORE)
and one from either
- GCM252: Leadership and organisational coaching or
- GCM253: Coaching and mentoring in education, or
- GCM254: Health based coaching or
- GCM258 Coaching for driver development.
The post-graduate diploma offers six modules, from which two core and two options should be completed. The modules are:
- GCM251: Evidenced based coaching theory & practice (CORE)
- GCM 255: Psychological perspectives on the self and others (CORE)
and two from either:
- GCM 252: Leadership and organisational coaching, or
- GCM 253: Coaching and mentoring in education, or
- GCM254: Health based coaching, or
- GCM258 Coaching for driver development.
The MSc programme offers eight modules, from which four core and two options should be completed. The modules are:
- GCM 251: Evidenced based coaching theory & practice (CORE)
- GCM 255: Psychological perspectives on the self and others (CORE)
- GCM 256: Quantitative Research Methods and Statistics & Dissertation Part One, (CORE) and
- GCM 257: Qualitative Research Methods & Dissertation Part Two. (CORE)
and two from either
- GCM 252: Leadership and organisational coaching
- GCM 253: Coaching and mentoring in education
- GCM 254: Health based coaching
- GCM258 Coaching for driver development.
Students complete a Reflective Coaching Log throughout the programme.
Career opportunities
The programmes are designed for people who are looking to take forward their careers in coaching, consulting, in health or in education, and will provide the appropriate skills and development opportunities.
Support
Each student is allocated a personal tutor. The programme team make positive efforts to ensure students take full opportunity of the offer to provide feedback on drafts of written work and academic tutorials.
Admission
Applicants for these post-graduate programmes should possess an undergraduate honours degree (or equivalent) in psychology recognised by the BPS (Graduate Basic for Chartership: GBC) with a minimum 2.2 classification (or equivalent).
All applicants are required to attend a selection interview and to provide satisfactory references. In some circumstances the interview will be undertaken by telephone for example for international students. The interview will assess whether candidates have the relevant previous experience in coaching / mentoring and/or the interpersonal skills / potential to benefit from the programme.
In the case of applicants whose first language is not English, then IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent) is required. International qualifications will be checked for appropriate matriculation to UK Higher Education postgraduate programmes.
Students that apply to enter stages of the programme may be admitted through normal Accreditation of Experiential Learning (AEL) or Accreditation of Certificated Learning (ACL) processes, or through an approved articulation agreement. Therefore such applicants must be able to demonstrate and evidence that they have the required learning outcomes as listed in the modules for which they are seeking exemption.
The University of East London actively promotes and celebrates equality and diversity and positively welcomes applicants regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, age, religion or social class.
Key facts
You can start many programmes in either September or February and applications are simple to make. Click below to:
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Tuition Fees - 2013/14
Home/EU Fees
- Module fee: £1,400
- Full time fee: £8,400 per yr
International Fees
- Module fee: £1,900
- Full time fee: £11,400 per yr
Fees based on 30 credit modules (unless otherwise indicated) For further information regarding postgraduate fees please refer to www.uel.ac.uk/fees/
